I'm So Confused

by Jonathan Richman

Overview

Ric Ocasek steps in to produce a lush-sounding record for Jonathan Richman, employing quirky keyboards, percussive effects and background vocalists. "Nineteen in Naples" is one of his typical, naive travelogues: "When I was 19, I went across the pond and I found myself in the demimonde." But his charming nasal voice seems to have all but disappeared; it's been replaced with a sort of arty croon, as on the title cut and the dour "Affection." Yet it suits the song treatments, which sound similar to mid-period Talking Heads (!). Still, on "The Night Is Still Young," the "old" Jonathan Richman makes an appearance with one of his trademark shuffles. ~ Denise Sullivan

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/1998
Label:	Vapor Records
UPC:	0093624708629
Rank:	140437

Tracks

1. When I Dance
2. Nineteen in Naples
3. I'm So Confused
4. True Love Is Not Nice
5. Love Me Like I Love
6. Hello from Cupid
7. If She Don't Love Me
8. The Lonely Little Thrift Store
9. Affection
10. I Can Hear Her Fighting with Herself
11. The Night Is Still Young
12. I Can't Find My Best Friend

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jonathan Richman   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Keren DeBerg   Vocals (Background)
Steph Dickson   Vocals (Background)
Darryl Jenifer   Guest Artist,Bass
Ric Ocasek   Guest Artist,Keyboards
Tom Larkins   Drums
Edwin Bonilla   Congas
Keren Deberg   Vocals
Brian Sperber   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Ric Ocasek   Audio Production,Mixing,Producer
Richard Serotta   Mixing,Engineer
Carol Fonde   Photography
George Marino   Mastering
Brian Sperber   Mixing
Jonathan Richman   Composer
Shag   Art Direction,Design
Paul Speck   Assistant Engineer